Chapter 23

Natsu's POV

"Well... I have to leave now." She smiled.

She stood up and dusted off her dress before giving me a last look and leaving. Before she could reach the door I ran to her and grabbed her wrist. She swung her head around, and what I felt in my heart surprised me. It was a developing heart of love for her. I blushed,

"Uh, will you come here tomorrow too?"

She smiled, "He used to say that a lot too, and of course. I will be here tomorrow, to see you." She finished with a blush.

I released her wrist and let her leave. She reached the door when she turned around and smiled. I waved and returned her smile. She left.

I turned around to head back to my room. I knew it, Lucy was definitely my past lover right? But then who was her lover that died? It all makes sense until I think about the part where she said she had a lover that had died...

I walked up the endless stairs and into my assigned room. This was 'originally' my room, as Gray had said. I loosen my tie and took my jacket off. Slowly and powerlessly, I drag myself to the bed. I plopped down and rolled around. A particular scent caught my nose on the left pillow. Lucy's scent of delicate roses. As for the right one, it was my own of soothing tea leaves. I blushed at the thought that I may have pulled Lucy into spending a night with me. But once I thought again, that type of incident had never happened.

Gray's POV

He turned the corner to his room. I sighed as I thought the two that were once love-birds have ended up like this...

Foot steps from behind, approached slowly, "Lucy, did you for-" I fell silent of the person that stood before me. My hands balled into fists... Lisanna...

"Why are you here?"

"Simply visiting, why else?" She said with a smile.

"You won't just come here for a visit, what are you planning on doing here. More over, what do you plan on doing to the young master and his lady Lucy?"

"So both of them are back too? I'm so happy!" There was definitely something going on. She disguised her tone sweetly like honey coated bread. When it was so obvious she was jealous, the insides are molded.

"I asked you some-"

"Look, I want to apologize. For the things I've done to you, your lord and his Lady Lucy." She spoke seriously, "I have a way to repent, now that I now what's going on. I want to help make Lord Natsu remember his Lady Lucy. Help him remember their 'Royal Promise' that they made together." I felt like I was being fooled.

"Don't you speak lies to me!"

"You don't have to trust me. But I want to repent for the crimes I've committed against the two, I don't care if he kills me again once he remembers. I just want forgiveness from the Lady herself. I want to do good to pay for my sins..." She confessed. I looked her in the eye. It was the truth. Her eyes were determined, they somehow convinced me she spoke no foul words and she really meant what she said.

A voice interrupted and footsteps charged in, "I'm sorry, I seem to have forgot...ten..." Lucy stopped with large wide eyes. Boring holes into the back of Lisanna's head. Lisanna too had wide eyes, as she heard the voice of the woman that resented her.

Lucy's POV

My voice stopped at the foot of my throat. Questions played inside my head.

Why is she here?

Does she know who I am?

What is she planning this time?

Where's Natsu?

Is she going to take him away from my heart again?

She slowly turned around. I gasped as I saw the one that had ruined my love life in the past. The one that trashed the whole era. I resented her. My hands trembled in anger as is boiled within me. I took deep breaths to calm myself. But it all piled up and exploded, "Why are you here?!" I shouted.

"L-listen Lady Lucy... Can we talk this over?" Who does she think she's talking to?

"Talk this over? Are you crazy, you expect me to forgive you after all you've done to Natsu and I?" I wanted to pipe down so that Natsu wouldn't hear.

She ran to me and dropped to her knees. She pulled at my dress and begged, "I beg of you My lady, please forgive the past me. I have come back from the dead like you two to ask merely for forgiveness. I was wrong and I still am. Please..." She continued, "I will do anything, I will be your life-long servant. Just please, forgiveness is all I want." She cried.

"What's all the ruckus about?" Natsu shouted from atop the stairs, " Lucy Heartfilia, It's you isn't it!" I smiled as he said my name. Only for my heart to sink as he ran down the stairs and to Lisanna. She looked at him in surprise and back to me.

"My lord, 'tis not thee you are searching desperately for-" Lisanna said as she stood up and walked behind me, for now she is my maid. Natsu eyed me carefully,

"It's true, she is Lucy too. But you are Lucy! The one I saw in my endless flashbacks!" He said happily.

My heart sank further as the words continued to enter my ears and stab my heart. Tears began forming in my eyes and my body trembled. I turned around and ran outside, I ran as fast as my legs could take me.

Loud footsteps were heard in the distance. I turned my head slightly to see the running figure of Natsu. I stopped roughly as I felt pain in my legs. I looked down, they were covered in blood. I looked at my surroundings and found myself to be in the rose garden that Natsu made for me in the past.

Natsu's POV

She dropped to the floor helplessly. I realized I was in the garden I roses I had built for someone. A sudden flashback flashed before me.

I'm at a church, and I was getting married to someone called Lisanna. I just couldn't see her face. Then suddenly a girl stood up and ran out of the church. She looked like Lucy so much. My body reacted upon it's own and I ran after her. Was she important? I ran faster and faster, my expression told me I was desperate to catch her and hold her. The caught her and without reason I kissed her.

The fogged memory ended and I ran into Lucy and back hugged her. She pushed me away and shouted, "Do you remember this place?" I shook my head, "The place you built for me?" She whispered, My eyes widened. Lucy?

"Then do you remember me?" She said bitterly, I want to deny it. But my heart told me remembered her. I didn't shake nor nod my head. I stood there staring at her, "Do you remember your past lover?" She whispered. I was confused even more, past lover?

I walked up to her and held her hand gently. She tried escaping my grasp, only for it to tighten. I pulled her into a hug and whispered her name, "Lucy... Who are you?"

I felt her continuous sobs on my chest. It pained me to hear her cries. I held her shoulders firmly and looked her in the eyes. Without a command, my body moved to it's own accordance. I inched closer to her peachy lips...

Hello! 23rd Chapter released! I'm sorry that I left everyone with a cliffhanger. You probably all want to kill me right now.

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